Dental
Michael W Fuqua DDS
Michael W Fuqua DDS was paid $23K by Medicaid between Nov 2020 and May 2024, across 11 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMICHAEL W FUQUA DDS
HARLINGEN, TX 78550
HARLINGEN, TX 78550
33aNPI1669552758assigned 10/16/2006
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$23K
24GClaims1,496
24DCodes billed11
24AFirst – last monthNov 2020 – May 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#1,609 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median0.5×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 306 | $4K | |
| 2021 | 881 | $15K | |
| 2022 | 283 | $4K | |
| 2023 | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 2024incomplete | 14 | $0.00 |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 24% | 207 | 197 | $6K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 15% | 245 | 235 | $3K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 12% | 59 | 53 | $3K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 12% | 98 | 25 | $3K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 11% | 256 | 240 | $3K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 10% | 261 | 229 | $2K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 7.8% | 76 | 68 | $2K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 6.6% | 45 | 44 | $2K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.2% | 12 | 12 | $280.56 |
| D0603 | 0% | 121 | 121 | $0.00 | |
| D0602 | 0% | 116 | 109 | $0.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialFUQUA, MICHAEL (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Michael W Fuqua DDS | Weslaco, TX | $266K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.